Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. KinderCare Learning Companies is an early childhood education provider recognized with the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award. The Associate Product Manager – Reporting & Insights supports the agile provision of enterprise reporting, data, and analytical solutions, working closely with collaborators to clarify reporting requirements and translate business questions into actionable insights.
Responsibilities
• Partner with product managers, data architects, and BI teams to assist in providing enterprise insights and data visualization solutions
• Work with stakeholders to understand reporting needs and help identify effective data visualizations for decision-making, in partnership with our reporting analysts
• Develop an understanding of business processes, data flows, and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Translate business requirements into clearly articulated user scenarios and validation conditions with mentorship from senior product leaders
• Support maintenance and refinement of the product backlog at the team level, including prioritization and updates
• Represent collaborators’ needs by clearly communicating requirements and feedback to teams passionate about data insights and analysis
• Define and communicate priorities, progress, and outcomes to stakeholders
• Review completed work to ensure it meets defined acceptance criteria and business requirements
• Collaborate with data governance and technical teams to ensure adherence to data standards and quality practices
• Capture and incorporate collaborator feedback to support continuous improvement of reporting tools and data analysis solutions
Skills
• 1–3 years of experience in a product, business analysis, analytics, or related role supporting agile delivery teams, preferably in reporting and data product spaces
• Exposure to Databricks, cloud data warehouses, or AWS-based data platforms through reporting, analytics, or product support work
• Experience supporting product backlogs and roadmaps in an agile environment, including writing or refining user stories and acceptance criteria
• Exposure to data and analytics products such as enterprise reporting, dashboards, or analytics use cases
• Knowledge of data architectures or systems (e.g., data lake, data warehouse, or lakehouse concepts)
• Experience working with BI and reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms
• Experience collaborating with engineering, BI, or data teams to support delivery of analytics or reporting solutions
• Basic experience or familiarity with defining, tracking, or supporting critical success measures and business metrics
• Foundational understanding of data management concepts, analysis techniques, and business intelligence guidelines
• Familiarity with data storage concepts, dimensional modeling, and basic ETL processes
• Experience or solid understanding of data analysis and visualization tools including SQL and software such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent applications
• Analytical approach centered on supporting data-driven decision-making
• Ability to understand and explain data concepts, metrics, and reporting outputs in clear, non-technical terms
• Comfort working with complex metrics and supporting data mapping to meet business needs
• Awareness of data security, access controls, and compliance considerations (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR)
• Familiarity with modern data platforms or cloud technologies concepts (e.g., AWS, Databricks, Azure, or Google Cloud)
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and communication skills in a fast-paced, multi-functional environment
• Proactive, collaborative, and problem-solving approach characterized by an eagerness to learn and take initiative
• Grow product management skills through mentorship, feedback, and growing ownership of data interpretation and evaluation initiatives
Benefits
• Discounted child care benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for your family (and pets, too!)
• Employee assistance programs
• Health and wellness programs
• Paid time off and discounts for work necessities, such as cell phones
Company Overview
• Transform lives—including yours—with the nation’s leading provider of early childhood education and child care. It was founded in 1969, and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.kcecareers.com/.